BANGKOK – Officials in Bangkok have now reported that the explosion close to Erawan shrine and Tourist Hotels kills at least 27 people including four foreigners in there latest update.

Reports of at least 80 injured and 27 reportedly killed after a bomb exploded at the Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok.

Four foreigners are among the 27 dead, Reuters reports.

The Nation television said 27 had been killed in the blast at the Erawan Hindu shrine, and other media said at least three foreigners were among them. Most of the injured were tourists from China and Taiwan, media said.